2011 Louisville Cardinals football team information
American college football season
2011Louisville Cardinals football
Big East co-champion
Belk Bowl, L 24–31 vs. NC State
Conference
Big East Conference
Record
7–6 (5–2 Big East)
Head coach
Charlie Strong (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator
Mike Sanford (2nd season; first 5 games) Shawn Watson (interim; remainder of season)[1][2]
Offensive scheme
Spread
Defensive coordinator
Vance Bedford (2nd season)
Base defense
4–3
Home stadium
Papa John's Cardinal Stadium
Seasons
← 2010
2012 →
2011 Big East Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 17 West Virginia $+
5
–
2
10
–
3
No. 25 Cincinnati +
5
–
2
10
–
3
Louisville +
5
–
2
7
–
6
Rutgers
4
–
3
9
–
4
Pittsburgh
4
–
3
6
–
7
Connecticut
3
–
4
5
–
7
South Florida
1
–
6
5
–
7
Syracuse
1
–
6
5
–
7
$ – BCS representative as conference champion
+ – Conference co-champions
As of January 11, 2012 Rankings from AP Poll
The 2011 Louisville Cardinals football team represented the University of Louisville in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Cardinals were led by second-year head coach Charlie Strong and played their home games at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium. They were a member of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 5–2 in Big East play to share the conference championship with Cincinnati and West Virginia. Due to tie-break rules, the Cardinals did not receive the Big East's automatic bid into a BCS bowl; West Virginia received the bid. The Cardinals were instead invited to the Belk Bowl, where they were defeated by North Carolina State, 31–24.
^Bozich, Rick (October 9, 2011). Watson, No quick fix likely for Louisville football team. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 9, 2011.
^Bozich, Rick (October 10, 2011). Play-Calling The Reason Strong Removed Sanford[permanent dead link]. The Courier-Journal, Retrieved October 10, 2011.
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